Keep all your messages in iCloud

iCloud now keeps your entire message history updated and available on all your devices, even when you set up a brand-new device.

Here's how it works

Messages in iCloud are updated automatically, so you always have the same view everywhere you use iMessage. When you delete a message, photo, or conversation on one device, it’s removed from all of your devices. And since all of your attachments are stored in iCloud, you can save space on your device.

Turn on Messages in iCloud

Turn on Messages in iCloud from Settings on your iPhone and iPad, or Preferences on your Mac.

On your iPhone and iPad

Go to Settings.

Tap [your name].

Tap iCloud.

Turn on Messages.

On your Mac

Open Messages.

In the menu bar, choose Messages > Preferences.

Click iMessage.

Select the checkbox next to Enable Messages in iCloud.

Turn off Messages in iCloud

When you turn off Messages on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you can choose to turn off Messages in iCloud for just that device or all of your devices. Any device where Messages in iCloud is still turned on continues to store what you send and receive from that device in iCloud.